- Meharia hackeri
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Meharia hackeri Female Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Cossidae Genus: Meharia Species: M. hackeri Binomial name Meharia hackeri
Saldaitis, Ivinskis & Yakovlev, 2011[1]Meharia hackeri is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in Yemen (Socotra).
The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish-brown with white longitudinal fascia forming the wing pattern.
Etymology
The species name is dedicated to Hermann Hacker, a prominent German lepidopterist, who has contributed much to the investigation of macro-moths of the Arabian peninsula and Africa.
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